Truth Decay – The Battle to Prevent Lies and Misinformation from Overwhelming Reality at the Santa Barbara chapter of the Association for Women in Communications meeting on April 7, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom

Leadership Skills

SBCC School of Extended Learning, Career Skills Institute

Take your leadership from good to great by exploring and applying the top ten skills that every leader must have.
You may elect to take this course independent of a Career Skills Institute digital badge or apply it to the Emerging Leaders Certificate. Participants who earn this certificate will be enabled to develop the additional management, supervisory and leadership skills to open up additional work and advancement opportunities. This certificate is also a gateway into other noncredit and credit programs, helping students develop workplace skills and training that will qualify them for even more work opportunities.
To obtain the Emerging Leaders Certificate, participants must complete a total of four required courses:
Required:
(1) Leadership Skills
(2) Supervisory Skills
(3) Motivating Yourself and Others
(4) Increasing Productivity

Leadership Skills takes place on Wednesday April 7. This class will be held 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Course number: PROW NC006 (CRN 67054)
Date: Wednesday, April 7
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.

About SBCC School of Extended Learning
The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.
SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the School of Extended Learning. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 60 areas of business, design, technology, and career education. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.

Join us for the third and final seminar in the NCEAS Winter/Spring 2021 Seminar Series, titled " Indigenous Data Sovereignty: How Scientists and Researchers Can Empower Data Governance".  This event will be held on April 7, 2021, at 12:00 pm.

Microsoft Basic Outlook 1

SBCC School of Extended Learning, Career Skills Institute

Prepare to enter or re-enter the workforce or stay in touch with Outlook for email and work task and calendar management to connect with colleagues, customers, family and friends. SBCC Career Skills Institute’s Basic Outlook course provides a basic hands-on introduction to Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft's premier email and information management program. Students learn how to stay up-to-date at home or work by using Outlook to set up an account and connect with colleagues, customers, family and friends. Topics include how to use basic aspects of Outlook to do email, handle people (contact) lists, maintain a calendar and track tasks.
You may elect to take this course independent of a Career Skills Institute digital badge or apply it to the Basic Office Software Skills Certificate. Participants who earn this certificate will learn to navigate computer screens, format text, create simple presentations and spreadsheets and organize a variety of work tasks.
To obtain the Basic Office Software Skills Certificate, participants must complete a total of three required courses and one elective course:

Required:
(1) Introduction to MS Word
(2) Basic Powerpoint
(3) Introduction to MS Excel

Electives:
(1) Word Processing Basics for Beginners
(2) Basic Microsoft Outlook
(3) Basic Spreadsheets for Beginners

Basic Microsoft Outlook 1 takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting March 30 through April 8. Classes will be held 4:00 PM – 6:15 PM.
Course number: CMPW NC58A (CRN 66952)
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 30 – April 8
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.
About SBCC School of Extended Learning
The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.
SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the School of Extended Learning. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 60 areas of business, design, technology, and career education. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning

Microsoft Word 2

SBCC School of Extended Learning, Career Skills Institute

Prepare to enter or re-enter the workforce, or improve your personal or academic skills with new computer skills. Learn to use use Microsoft Word to create a novel, family history, dissertation, thesis, operations manual, or business and/or academic reports. This class covers layout/structure features including applying styles; table of contents; outline view; page setup; choosing fonts; controlling line, paragraph and page breaks; and many more.
You may elect to take this course independent of a Career Skills Institute digital badge or apply it to the Microsoft Office Skills, Level 2 Noncredit Certificate. This Certificate prepares students for entry-level office clerk jobs and provides a basis for more advanced college training and career laddering. You will learn to format and navigate long documents, work with large and multiple worksheets and workbooks in Excel and modify an existing PowerPoint presentation to improve its overall appearance. Utilizing one of the elective MS Office suite applications will enhance employability skills.
To obtain the Microsoft Office Skills, Level 2 Certificate, participants must complete a total of three required courses and one elective course:

Required:
(1) Microsoft Word 2
(2) Microsoft Excel 2
(3) Microsoft Powerpoint 2

Electives:
(1) Microsoft Outlook 2
(2) Microsoft Publisher 2
(3) Microsoft Access 2

Microsoft Word 2 takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting March 30 through April 8. Classes will be held 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM.
Course number: CMPW NC51B (CRN 66828)
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 30 – April 8
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.
About SBCC School of Extended Learning
The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.
SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the School of Extended Learning. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 60 areas of business, design, technology, and career education. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.

Overcoming Fear Part 1
When Thu, April 8, 7pm – 9pm

DescriptionZoom link at: www.bpsbonline.com

"Our Coming Out Stories" Spanish Speaking PFLAG Meeting

Innovation and Creativity

SBCC School of Extended Learning, Career Skills Institute
Prepare to enter or re-enter the workforce and learn how to create and innovate culture and techniques to promote workplace creativity.
You may elect to take this course independent of a Career Skills Institute digital badge or apply it to the Project Management Certificate. Participants who earn this certificate will be enabled to develop the additional planning, idea generation and implementation skills to open up additional work and advancement opportunities. This certificate is also a gateway into other noncredit and credit programs, helping students develop workplace skills and training that will qualify them for even more work opportunities.
To obtain the Project Management Certificate, participants must complete a total of four required courses:
Required:
(1) Building High-Performance Teams
(2) Process Improvement
(3) Project Management for non-project manager
(4) Innovation and Creativity

Innovation and Creativity takes place on Thursday, April 8. This class will be held 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Course number: PROW NC039 (CRN 67093)
Date: Thursday, April 8
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.
About SBCC School of Extended Learning

The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.
SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the School of Extended Learning. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 60 areas of business, design, technology, and career education. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.

As part of their annual Speaker Series, Marymount of Santa Barbara is bringing in New York Times best-selling author and expert on helping children and adolescents manage stress and anxiety, Dr. Lisa Damour on April 8th. 

Microsoft Word 3

SBCC School of Extended Learning, Career Skills Institute

Prepare to enter or re-enter the workforce, or improve your personal or academic skills with new computer skills. Microsoft Word, Level 3 covers creating, managing and formatting tables in Microsoft Word and using Microsoft Word mail merge to create letters, labels and envelopes.

You may elect to take this course independent of a Career Skills Institute digital badge or apply it to the Microsoft Office Skills, Level 3 Noncredit Certificate. This Certificate prepares students for entry-level office clerk jobs and provides a basis for more advanced college training and career laddering. You will learn to format and navigate long documents, work with large and multiple worksheets and workbooks in Excel and modify an existing PowerPoint presentation to improve its overall appearance. Utilizing one of the elective MS Office Suite applications will enhance employability skills

To obtain the Microsoft Office Skills, Level 3 Noncredit Certificate, participants must complete a total of three required courses and one elective course:

Required:
(1) Microsoft Word 3
(2) Microsoft Excel 3
(3) Microsoft Powerpoint 3

Electives:
(1) Microsoft Outlook 3
(2) Microsoft Publisher 3
(3) Microsoft Access 3

Microsoft Word 3 takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting March 30 through April 8. Classes will be held 12:00 PM – 2:15 PM.
Course number: CMPW NC51C (CRN 66829)
Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 30 – April 8
Time: 12:00 PM – 2:15 PM
Location: Online live video using Zoom
Class cost: Free
Contact: Register online at https://www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning. For assistance with registration, call (805) 683-8205.
About SBCC School of Extended Learning
The School of Extended Learning responds to the diverse learning needs of the adult population in the Santa Barbara community by advancing career and life skills, and building bridges to credit.
SBCC Career Skills Institute is part of the programs offered through the School of Extended Learning. The innovative program is endorsed by LinkedIn® and serves job seekers, employers and employees with a tuition–free, noncredit certificate program to provide career training for employees and job seekers. Participants can earn certificates and digital badges demonstrating knowledge and skills in over 60 areas of business, design, technology, and career education. For more information, visit www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning.

United Way of Ventura County is excited to announce its United to End Homelessness Virtual Symposium on Friday, April 9, at 9 a.m. PST. The symposium will feature Matthew Desmond, author of Pulitzer Prize winning bestseller “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” as its keynote speaker. Following Desmond’s address, there will be an opportunity for a Q&A session with the author, which will then lead into a panel discussion with local experts — moderated by Henry Dubroff, editor of the Pacific Coast Business Times — on addressing homelessness.

As part of the Corwin Chair Series, composer Dr. JoAnn Kuchera-Morin will give a lecture titled "Using the Creative Process as a Computational Framework for Unfolding Complex Systems" on Friday, April 9, 2021 at 11 am PDT via Zoom. Kuchera-Morin will discuss how we can apply the creative compositional process in building computational languages and computational platforms in order to represent very complex information through our senses, namely visual, audio, and interactive representations.

For more information visit https://music.ucsb.edu/news/event/2191